Partners vote yes on A&O Shearman – now they have to make it work
‘You’ve now got one more 64,000lb gorilla,’ said one former UK firm leader, in response to the news that the…
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It’s a ‘yes’ from them – A&O and Shearman partners vote through landmark $3.5bn transatlantic deal
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling are set to go ahead with their transatlantic merger, after partners at…
A&O Shearman merger vote to kick off this month as pensions issues overcome
Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling today (18 September) announced that their respective partnerships will start voting on their…
Magic Circle in the US: Running to stand still
‘There are more than 40 US law firms that are more profitable than the Magic Circle. The Magic Circle firms…
A&O names Garousha interim managing partner ahead of Shearman merger vote
The board of Allen & Overy has chosen Abu Dhabi capital markets partner Khalid Garousha (pictured) as interim global managing…
A&O managing partner Price departs pre-merger as revenue passes £2bn
Allen & Overy today (13 July) announced the shock resignation of managing partner Gareth Price amid a set of financial…
A&O Shearman is a marriage of necessity, not convenience
The most enjoyable part of analysing the proposed merger of Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling has been…
Departures from Shearman and Allen & Overy as merger is unveiled and energy dominates lateral hiring
Following the announcement of the proposed A&O Shearman merger, news came that Shearman & Sterling had lost two partners to…
Getting its mojo back: How A&O Shearman could redefine the Magic Circle
The proposed merger of A&O and Shearman & Sterling has got the market talking about the biggest news in the…
Pride Month 2023: ‘I was told that I needed to tone my “gayness” down in order to be successful’
Allen & Overy DE&I ambassador Justin Farrance on the challenges still facing the City law LGBTQ+ community and how social…
A&O Shearman is a marriage of necessity, not convenience – now to give the rainmakers the hard sell
Easily the most enjoyable part about analysing the proposed merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling has been…
Breaking: Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling announce merger
In what the firms describe as ‘the first fully integrated global elite law firm’ Allen & Overy and Shearman &…
PE lessons: Shearman’s losses and Cravath’s gains show the value of City buyout teams – and the dangers of misfiring
While it may be an oversimplification to say that there has been a certain inevitability to Shearman & Sterling’s decline…
‘A choice to live up to your values’ – Seward and Rowey to take the helm of A&O’s US practice
Allen & Overy’s global litigation co-head Karen Seward (pictured) and project finance and infrastructure partner Kent Rowey have been appointed…
Pivot, pivot: Shearman names new senior partner in wake of failed Hogan Lovells merger talks
Shearman & Sterling has named respected litigator Adam Hakki as the senior partner successor to David Beveridge, as the firm…
Shearman and Hogan Lovells – better the devil you don’t
This comment piece has been updated to reflect an announcement late on Thursday (2 March) that merger talks between Shearman…
Shearman and Travers hit with losses as recruitment turns to restructuring and leveraged finance
Ongoing talk of a merger with Hogan Lovells has prompted an exodus from Shearman & Sterling, with the departure of…
A not-so-equal footing: rankings data highlights Hogan-Shearman contrasts
An analysis of The Legal 500 rankings underlines some of the key factors driving the Hogan Lovells-Shearman merger talks From…
Revolving Doors: Travers and Shearman exodus continues as US firms pick up the talent
Once a rare phenomenon, exits from Travers Smith have picked up pace in recent weeks, with the latest departures announced…
Life During Law: Karen Seward
I grew up in a shipbuilding town in the north. Barrow-in-Furness. Bill Bryson described it as ‘the very worst town…